What is life like for aid workers who gather from around the world to serve refugees who have fled their homes due to famine, political unrest, and disasters?Kiwi nurse-midwife, Barbara Walker – who spent 20 years working for international aid agencies – shares her dramatic, heart-rending, and inspiring stories of the situations she faced and the people she sought to help.From the Sakeo One Refugee Camp in Thailand, where she cared for those fleeing Pol Pot...

An exciting memoir of international Christian service in some of the world's most challenging hot spots. 8 hours of brilliant narration with an authentic Kiwi woman's voice.What is life like for aid workers who gather from around the world to serve refugees who have fled their homes due to famine, political unrest, and disasters?Kiwi nurse-midwife, Barbara Walker – who spent 20 years working for international aid agencies – shares her dramatic, heart-rend...

On a visit to Haiti, Barbara Walker noticed that a penned rooster had a better life than children living on the streets and in some orphanages. Follow this ordinary womans journey as she finds homes for almost two thousand abandoned and orphaned children and builds Ruuska Village for street women who had no means of survival for themselves and their children.Those first days were very hard, Barbara said. The women were used to fighting for everything they needed, and they had very ...

Marigold "Goldie" Robbins is a vivacious and energetic sixty-six-year-old. Recently widowed and plagued with loneliness, she yearns for the companionship and romanticism she experienced as a younger woman. One day, while working out at her fitness center, Goldie meets a handsome, charismatic man who makes her feel young and desirable again. Despite the difference in their ages, Goldie quickly succumbs to his seductive charm and throws caution to the winds. She leaves the fitness center in ...

This is a deliously scary story about a boy who outsmarts an old witch-woman before she can have him and his brothers for dinner.

This volume explores the politics of memory involved in 'coming to terms with the past' of mass dictatorship on a global scale. Considering how a growing sense of global connectivity and global human rights politics changed the memory landscape, the essays explore entangled pasts of dictatorships.

Prominent feminist author Barbara Walker has revamped, retold, and infused with life some of your favorite classic fairy tales. No longer are women submissive, helpless creatures in need of redemption through the princely male! Instead they are vibrantly alive, strong women who take fate into their own hands.

A scholarly study of older women in pre-patriarchal societies, from the author of The Women's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets ."A useful and thought-provoking guide, pointing the way to a more humane future by enhancing our understanding of the past and present." — Los Angeles TimesA probing account of the honored place of older women in ancient matriarchal societies re...

The classic guide to the history and mythology of women's emblems.This fascinating guide to the history and mythology of woman-related symbols features:Unique organization by shape of symbol or type of sacred objecttwenty-one different sections including Round and Oval Motifs, Sacred Objects, Secular-Sacred Objects, Rituals, Deities' Signs, Supernaturals, Body Parts, Nature, Birds, Plants, Minerals, Stones and Shells, and moreIntro...

Childhood trauma can result in post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, low self-esteem, drug abuse, depression, lack of confidence, and a range of other mental and physical diseases. Uncovering, admitting, and healing this childhood trauma will assist you in letting go of the pain, liberating you from the guilt, shame, and self-destruction that you have been dragging around with you. This book will provide you with the tools and strategies you need to heal your childhood trauma and fully ...

Barbara Walker’s world was turned upside down by her son Jim’s birth defect.Left to her own devices in the early years, Barbara struggles with grief from the loss of the expected “normal child” and battles self-defeating thoughts. Demoralizing encounters with medical professionals and insensitive remarks about Jim’s face leave mother and child feeling vulnerable. They struggle with self-blame and fight against dark thoughts.Over time they encounter and endu...

There is a growing body of scientific evidence supporting the value of social skills throughout one's life. Although there is no single definition, social skills are typically defined as social behaviors that contribute to positive interactions.As he or she develops, your kid will learn social skills in a variety of ways. A toddler, for example, will not acquire new abilities as quickly as a school-aged youngster. Children's abilities will differ based on their needs and environmen...